Obituary: Ken Meyer

On April 20, Ken Meyer, known locally as "Munchken," died after a long illness. He was a long-time resident of Idyllwild, working for many residents, doing repairs, maintenance, computer programming and custom construction projects.

Ken spent several years working for the Idyllwild HELP Center repairing and maintaining the donations building and property. Last year, Munchken moved from Idyllwild to stay with family as the cancer had reached disabling stages. He is survived by his parents and four siblings.

There will be a memorial event at Joshua Tree National Monument on Saturday, June 6. The following Sunday, June 7, the HELP Center is sponsoring a memorial tree planting on Highway 243 in Idyllwild.

For more specific information regarding the Saturday event, leave your name, address, phone number or e-mail address at (714) 995-3667 or 71450.1641@ compuserve.com or P.O. Box 1296, Cypress, CA 90630-1296. For specifics on the Sunday event, call the HELP Center at 659-2110.

I got the Town Crier today...looking forward (silly me) to seeing what the Crier reported as our rain fall totals for our storm on Nov. 21, 2016. And there wasn't ANY weather report in the paper this week! Why not? SAD! (Weather is important up here, no? Or, at least it is with me.) Thank you, anyway, Town Crier, for Almost all the news - Part of the time. :-) So VERY grateful that you continue to exist and keep our special community informed and up to date with our news! ... See MoreSee Less

A woman was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center with major injuries after being hit by a driver going north on North Circle Drive this evening. She was a pedestrian at the corner of River and ...

A woman was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center with major injuries after being hit by a driver going north on North Circle Drive this evening. She was a pedestrian at the corner of River and North Circle drives. More information will be forthcoming. The incident was reported to the California Highway Patrol just after 5 p.m. ... See MoreSee Less